This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. Don’t freak out that we updated it for 2018.

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Do you live in one of the most dangerous cities in Georgia?

We all watch the news and see reports on Facebook of the latest crimes that happen in our hometowns. But it can be hard to tell at a big picture level how dangerous our town actually is.

No one wants to feel unsafe, and statistically speaking, odds are that where you live is most likely relatively safe. In order to help the good people of Georgia — and anyone looking to move to Georgia — know just how close they are to danger, we took data from the annual FBI report and did some serious analysis.

The data shows that these ten cities are currently the most dangerous in the Peach State:

Why did Union City take the top spot? For the answer to this question and a detailed explanation of the data and analysis we used in creating this ranking, read on. Or learn more about the safest places in Georgia.

How we determined the most dangerous cities in Georgia for 2018?

Every year the FBI release two crime datasets, a preliminary dataset limited to the biggest cities in the country, followed by a more detailed release at the end of the year.

For our analysis, we focused on the JUST released 2016 data, specifically the 2016 Crime In The United States Report. We will update the results when data becomes available for 2017 in October 2018.

So what criteria did we use? Have a look:

Violent Crimes Per Capita

Property Crimes Per Capita

In order to make the analysis as apples to apples as possible, we only considered cities over 5,000 in population. That left us with 113 cities in Georgia.

We then ranked each city from 1 to 113 for the two criteria with a #1 ranking being the most dangerous for the particular criteria.

Next, we averaged the two rankings into one “Dangerous Index”.

Finally, we ranked every city on the “Dangerous Index” with the lowest index being the most dangerous in Georgia — Union City. Read on for a detailed look at the 10 most dangerous cities in Georgia.

Here’s a visualization of the criteria:

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Read on for a detailed look at the 10 most dangerous cities in Georgia.

1. Union City

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Population: 21,065Rank Last Year: N/AViolent Crimes Per 100k: 1,210Property Crimes Per 100k: 10,529More on Union City:Data | Photos | Rankings
Moving on to the list to take the top spot of a crowded field is Union City.

Unlike the rest of the country, Union City has actually seen a rise in crime, both violent and property, over the past three years.

The city took the top spot for both violent crimes per capita and property crimes per capita in 2017, a dirty sweep if you will, but finished in 2nd this year.

It’s important to remember that the FBI bases its crime data on where the crimes occurred and the police department for College Park covers parts of Clayton and Fulton County associated with the city and not just the city proper.

That being said, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, and Jung Joc all came from College Park and they don’t sing about rainbows and butterflies

3. East Point

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Population: 35,791Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)Violent Crimes Per 100k: 1,179Property Crimes Per 100k: 10,318More on East Point:Data | Photos | Rankings
East Point comes in 3rd on our list for the most dangerous places in Georgia. Just southwest of Atlanta, the city beats its bigger neighbor when it comes to crime.

Residents of East Point have a 1 in 8.7 chance of being the victim of a crime. For reference, the most dangerous place in Virginia had about a 1 in 15 chance of being the victim of a crime.

East Point ranks as the 3rd highest city for property crime per capita which contributes to its high chance of crime.

10. Monroe

Population: 13,716Rank Last Year: 7 (Down 3)Violent Crimes Per 100k: 889Property Crimes Per 100k: 6,087More on Monroe:Data | Photos | Rankings
Monroe has moved up (improved in) the rankings the past couple of years to now find itself as the 10th most dangerous city in Georgia.

Monroe’s ranking for violent crime and property were 17th and 15th, respectively.

Overall, like every other city in our top 10, it scored an F when it comes to crime compared to most cities in Ohio.

Locking It All Up In Georgia

The latest FBI crime data shows that Union City ranks as the most dangerous city in Georgia for 2018.

However, there will be new data coming out later this year. At that point we can revisit Union City’s status — that is if they haven’t beaten us all up already.

6 thoughts on “These Are The 10 Most Dangerous Cities In Georgia For 2018”

Where are you finding these sources from? I work with the police department of one of these cities. The cities surrounding one of those cities have a lot higher than one of those. I would like to see your proff.

It is also important to note that the #1 College Park is home to the ATL Airport the busiest in the world and the population of College Park swells to over 100k daily but only 14k are perm residents. The numbers dont reflect the influx of visitors.

Notice how the highest crime cities are primarily black… This right here is all the proof I need to tell the BLM to eat a d***. I love blacks but I will not take part in the segregation of our country, there are whites that are privileged, but I wasn’t, I lived in a bad neighborhood growing up, and had to graduate early to support my Single Mother who was hooked on drugs. I’m also a vet and small businesses owner, I made it out the mud and so can blacks. We live in a world that approves everybody, and shouldn’t cater to any one race. My children have everything they want and need, is that privileged..?? No, it’s called providing for their future.